Machine for washing and removing labels from bottles



(No Model.)

H. W. WILLS.

MACHINE FOR .WASHING AND REMOVING LABELS FROM BOTTLES.

Patented Septg 4,-1'894.

' UNITED STATES 'PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY w. wILLs, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

MACHINE FOR WASHING AND REMOVING- LABELS FROM BOTTLES.

SPECIFICATION formng part of Letters Patent No. 525377, dated September4, 1894.

V Application filed Te 3, 1893- erial No. 476,450. (No model.)

To all whom it may cancer-n,.-

3e it known' that I, HENRY W. WILLs, a ctzen of the United States,residing at Philadelphia, county of Philadelphia, and State ofPennsylvania, have invented a new and uset'ul Improvement in Machinesfor Washing and Removing Labels from Bottles, of which the following isa full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification,

My invention relates to a machine for removing labels from circularbottles and at the same time cleansing their outer surfaces. Thearrangement of mechanism illustrated n the drawings and hereinafterdescribed I find admirably suited to the purpose, although the detailsmay be varied without departing from my invention.

In the drawings, Figure l is aperspective vew of my improved labelremover and bottle cleanser, with a bottle in position tp be inserted inthe machine. side view of the same on the line x-x Fig. 1 on a largerscale; and Fig. 3 is a cross-section of the bottle-receiving cylinder onthe line y-y, Fig. 2.

H is a hollow shaft or pipe mounted upon the frame F. On the shaft H isthe'pulley W, around which passes the belt B through which power isapplied to revolve the pulley and the shaft. At one end of the hollowshaft or pipe H is secured the pipe P, upon which is the cock Kcontrolling the admission of water through the pipes P and hollow shaftH, At the other end of the hollow shaft or pipe H is the screw thread S.4

The cylinder 0 is constructed as follows: One end of it is formed so asto be closed except at its central portion, which is formed into acircular flanged mouth M provided with the Inner screw thread S' whichis adapted to be screwed upon the thread S, thus securing the cylinder Cto the hollow shaft or pipe H. The cylinder C is formed of two parts,the small chamber C', into which the water is directly admitted, and themain or bottle receiving chamber 0 Water is admitted into the mainchamber through the holes A and the perforated pipes T. The pipes T aredisposed at the periphery of the main chamber and terminate at the openand bottle-re- Fig. 2 is a sectional' ceiving end of the cylinder.Within and at the periphery of-the main chamber 0 and' i between thepipes, I place card clothing R,

composed of a material such as bronze or been admitted into thecylinder, the power is applied and the machine revolved. The bottle isinserted into the cylinder, and the water issuing from the holes A andthe pipes T, thoroughly cleanses the outside of the bottle and wets thelabel so that the rough. surface of the card clothing will scrape it andcompletely remove it. The tendency of the water issuing from the pipes Tis to spurt out in a direction opposite to that of the cylinder srotation and thus not to spurt against the bottle with any force. Toobviate this, I dispose the holes so that they will open, not directlytoward the aXis of the cylinder, but midway between this direction andthe direction of revolution as shown in Fig. 3. Thus the tendency of thewater to fly back isavailed of to force it toward the axis of thecylinder and directly against the surface of the bottle. If desired, Imay cut oi the supply of water, or I may reconstruct my machine so as toomit all the means for supplying liquid to the cylinder and merelyretain the card-Clothing or equivalent material. In either of thesecases, if the bottle is thoroughly wet when inserted, the card-clothingor equivalent material will remove the label.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire toprotect by Letters Patent, S--

1. In a machine of the character specified, the combination of arevoluble cylinder divided into two compartments, one of which isconnected with the source of liquid supply, and the other of which has arough material secured to its inner surface, the two chambers beingseparated by a perforated wall, with perforated pipes disposed at ornear the periphery of the latter chamber and communicating with thechamber connectedwith the source of supply.

2. In a machine of the character specified,

in combination, the revoluble hollow shaft H, the chambers C' and 0separated by a perforated wall, connection between the chamber C' andhollow shaft I-I, the perforated pipes 5 T, the roughened material R,and connection betweensaidhollow shaft H and the source of suppiy,substantially as described.

3. In a machine of the character specified, the combination of arevoluble cylinder dio vided into two compartments, one of which isconnected with a source of liquid suppiy,

and the other of which has a rough material Secured to its innersurface, with perforated pipes disposed at or near the periphery of thelatter ehamber and communicatiug with the 15 chamber connected with thesource of supply. In testimony of which invention I have hereunto set myhand.

HENRY W. WILLS. VVituesses:

FRANK S. BUSSER, M. F. ELLIS.

